[INSTIZ] The Idol Who Showed Us A New World of Informal-Formal Speech

[T/N: As most of you who has been paying attention to Korean entertainment might have known, there are formal speech and informal speech in Korean. The 'Informal-formal' speech in this post means, using both informal speech and formal speech in one sentence. It usually happens when someone younger talks to someone older who's he/she is very close to. This happens as well of those people who are having relationship with someone who has a difference in age. A very good example would be Bora and Seonwoo in Reply 1988 ^^]

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Junior: You want to be a younger guy who receive love from noonas [T/N: older female]?


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Junior: Please try to follow me.

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(Formal) What happened? + (Informal) Why do you look so upset?

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(Formal) Ai~ Take it easy~ (Informal) Watch MCountdown with me

Here if you replace MCountdown as movie, it'll be a perfect 'informal-formal'...ke..b

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Informal speech + formal speech? Okie dokie

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Noona!!! Why is Her Majesty's expression like this?
[T/N: basically Bambam used informal speech in the sentence but the word '용안' is a way to say 'the expression or face of the King]

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(informal speech) Are you feeling unwell?
[T/N: the word unwell (편찮다) is another word to use for the royal family]

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(informal speech) Did you have your meal?
[T/N: 진지 (meal) is a word used for royal family]

That kid who uses informal-formal speech weirdlyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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They are GOT7's Junior and Bambam!

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March 7, 2016 at 7:33 AM delete

its interesting that there are words in Korean that exclusively pertain to royalty

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